Oliver Stone rolls to Taormina

Monica Bellucci, Tarak Ben Ammar among honorees

Oliver Stone, Monica Bellucci and Franco-Tunisian film producerTarak Ben Ammar will be feted by the 57th Taormina Film Festival, which will feature a mix of Hollywood fare, international titles and a focus on the Maghreb region.

Stone, Bellucci and Ben Ammar will receive Taormina Arte Awards during galas in the fest’s ancient Greek theater. Palestinian helmer Elia Suleiman will be honored with a nod from the Roma-Mediterraneo foundation, dedicated to dialogue between cultures.

Also unspooling at Taormina’s giant outdoor venue will be the international launch of HBO’s “Cinema Verite,” by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini; Stone’s “Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut,” and British comedy “Killing Bono,” by Nick Hamm, among other titles. The fest closes June 18.